ACDE - ddMRI: MRI for Dentists and Applications of CBCT for the General Dentist and Specialists

Clinical Applications of Dental-Dedicated MRI (ddMRI):

Dental-Dedicated MRI, although theoretically on the horizon for almost a decade, a new prototype recently unveiled has pushed the concept into exciting reality for all dental practitioners. This lecture will take the audience through the fundamentals of MR physics, the different types of magnetic strengths used for Open MR machines, higher magnetic strength MR machines, and compare them to ddMRI machines. Clinical applications of ddMRI machines will be discussed for diagnostic tasks specific to the Oral and Maxillofacial region.

Applications of CBCT for the general dentist and specialists:

Now in its third decade in the US, CBCT has found its way into general dental practices, as well as applications for the dental specialties. Improvements in dose reduction, limited-field-of-view scans, artifact reduction, and other advances have added value to this important imaging modality. This lecture will demonstrate a variety of diagnostic and treatment planning tasks that have made CBCT the go-to tool for general dentists and dental specialists.

Course Objectives:

At the conclusion of this course, participants will:

• Understand the basic concepts of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

• Understand the potential applications of ddMRI to dental practice

• Understand basic concepts of CBCT

• Understand advances in CBCT technology

Educational Method: Zoom Lecture